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I have had this pain as long as I can remember but never really had a name for it. I always thought something didn't agree with my stomach! The pain in the past few months has gotten unbearable. Two nights this week I have been unable to sleep because the cramps were so bad. After the episode passes my abdominal muscles are so sore it feels like I did a rigorous workout. I have diverticulosis and am scheduled to have a colonoscopy on the 26th of this month. I have lost 10 lbs in the last month. I am eating only bland foods. Plain baked chicken breasts, soy milk, soy yogurt, I'm even taking bentyl which the doctor gave me and I'm still not having any relief. I have had endometriosis and the GI doc said this could have left scar tissue. I just want to know if there is anything out there that I can eat with some taste and if there is anything that could help with the cramps. The cramps are so bad I compare them to labor contractions. I'm miserable and ill as a snake. Someone please give me some advice. I want to be able to enjoy my children again.

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